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2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google’s databases were hacked

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If you're a Gmail user, you need to be particularly careful right now as criminals are currently targeting Gmail accounts. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters were recently able to gain access to Google's Salesforce database systems, reports Forbes. Google has confirmed the attacks and states that general data like customer and company names were leaked, but not passwords. The resulting data leak means that users of Google services-includin…
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Google has confirmed that a group of cybercriminals has accessed information from a database they had hosted in a Salesforce instance that was hacked in June, putting at risk 2.5 billion emails.In early August, Google's threat intelligence group reported UNC6040's activity, a group of threats associated with ShinyHunters specializing in voice phishing campaigns ('vishing').You may be interestedCompanyGoogle agrees to pay more than 30 million for…

Gmail users need to be especially careful, as criminals are currently targeting their accounts. As Forbes reports, hackers from a group called ShinyHunters gained access to Google's Salesforce database systems. The resulting data leak now puts users of Google services like Gmail and Google Cloud at risk of becoming victims of phishing attacks. Google confirmed the attacks on its servers and stated that general data such as customer and company n…

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pcwelt.de broke the news in on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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